James Oddie had returned from travels abroad and gave a speech at the Ballarat Art Gallery concerning the pleasure and importance of being a benefactor during one's lifetime in the light of Christian beliefs.The article indicates the esteem in which Oddie was held and notwithstanding other benefactors' contributions to Ballarat. Even if they were not as wealthy, their contributions were not forgotten.Two pages of small black and white print in columns.Bottom of the page, "Courier" is written in blue birojames oddie, benefactor, ballarat art gallery, ballarat botanical gardens, the ballarat courier, thomas stoddart, james russel thomson, frederick moses claxton, wealthy citizens, christian example, ballarat star, ballarat courier, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat, oddie

Two carbon copies of 'Welcome Home to Golden Square Returned Soldiers' programme. The programme includes speeches, songs, recitations and the National Anthem. The Chairman was Cr. J.E. Holland. Accompanist Miss Saunders and Lydia Pethard, the Hon. Secretary. One sheet. c1945.event, official, civic, lydia chancellor, collection, war, ww ii, soldiers, event, music, ceremony

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three pages of typed notes, undated, but in a pile from 1950-51. Speech notes for the investiture of prefects, although no title given.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. investiture of prefects. mayor.

Black and white photograph, 1 man, photograph of Robert Burns making a speech at Golden Square High school, 22/3/90. Bendigo Advertiser description on back of photo: Robert Burns 22/3/90 at Golden Square High Schoolrecreations, sports, awards

Editorial, News and Notes, A Contribution to the Mining Geology of Kalgoorlie W.A., Summaries and Notes from the Australian Mining Standard, S.M.B. Theatre Night, Opening of New Buildings - Ministerial Speeches - Differences of OpinionSoft covered magazine of 14 pages. Articles include: New and notes, A contribution to the mining geology of Kalgoorlie, W.A. (by F. M. Krause), Summaries & notes from the Australian Mining Standard monthly, Progress reports of the Geological Survey, Electrical notes, Students' Theatre Party, Opening of the new buildings, Students Association, Relief of Mafeking, A critic criticised, Things we eat and drink, Editorial notices. mining geology of kalgoorlie, w.a., f. m. krause, new classrooms, administration building, students association, relief of mafeking, alumni, c. f. eeles, a.b. reid, o. e. jager, w. a. parramore, a. s. burdekin, r. g. todd, f. h. krause, g. mcintyre, kalgoorlie geology, mafeking, ferdinand krause, a building

Program produced to accompany the 1956 Williamstown High School speech night and afternoon on Monday, 10th December 1956 and Wednesday 12th December 1956. Also includes the Headmaster's report (6 p.)8 p. buff pamphlet printed in navy blue

Hardcover with grey, scarlet picture of three nurses.non-fictionMilitary nursing, Queensland. historynurses, boer war, world war one, world war two, vietnam

Hardcover with grey, scarlet picture of three nurses.non-fictionMilitary nursing, Queensland. historynurses, boer war, world war one, world war two, vietnam

EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1967. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. Man in suit giving a speech. Pulley in background holding up foundation plaque. 26th April 1966 (year may be incorrect).Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1967. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. man speech. foundation plaque 26th april 1966 (year may be incorrect).

Speech addresses urban planning, points to Canada and New Zealand as possible exemplars, prophetic predictions for the future (2017) like Archigram and the 'electronic era of the anti-city'; Boyd advocates strongly for high density.Speech for the Australian Planning Institute Jubilee ConferenceTypewritten, quarto, 25 pagesExtra handwritten notessydney, monorails, town planning, australia square, perth, melbourne, bernard evans, canada, new zealand, toronto, montreal, expo 67, archigram, los angeles, robin boyd, manuscript

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Twenty-three typed pages of notes for a speech on Town Planning. Title: Address to the Bendigo Rotary Club July 27 1954 on Town Planning.bendigo, council, speech notes, councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. rotary club. town planning.

Programme and Words for a Grand Patriotic Concert and Demonstration (Bairnsdale 1900) in aid of the Patriotic Fund. Held at Payne's Theatre Royal 14th Feb 1900. Songs, recitations and speeches - words for songs included along with the artist for each of the 16 items, finishing with ''God save the Queen''.person, individual, bush collection - personal

EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1966. Construction, Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. Speech time one of the men in suits is Ralf Birrell. C1966. Markings red print, 17 66M8. in yellow. Made in Australia.Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection - construction of latrobe uni. c1966. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. speech time ralf birrell. c1966

Black and white photograph, 1 man, photograph of Trust Fund Winner Jason Day holding a sheet of paper and making a speech at a ceremony. Bendigo Advertiser description on back of photo on back of photo: Trust Fund Winner Jason Day April Rowing BACKCAP SLArecreations, sports, awards

Pages from a scrapbook including photographs of students in costume performing on stage and the script from a play, 'Hanna and her Seven Sons', Speech Day, 1966. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1960s, events, visual and performing arts

Legatee Mary Brand provided a copy of the speech she gave at the Altona RSL Club. It outlines her life and the events that led her to becoming a Legatee to serve others. Also a short history of Melbourne Legacy.An example of the life experiences of a legatee encouraged them to join LegacyA4 document x 5 pages of a history of Legatee Mary Brand and Legacy from a talk in 2023.western branch, mary brand

The diary written by Legatee George Blackwood which gives an account of the life of a Melbourne Legacy President in 1975, the people he meets, the places he goes and some humour. The forward was written by Legatee Ravenscroft who was president in 1983. The first few pages deal with the history of Legacy. Then there are the speeches that were spoken at the handover dinner when Legatee Blackwood was the outgoing president and Legatee Baker was incoming. The speeches had interesting facts and insights into the characters of some of the legatees. Subsequent pages included the day to day events that the President experienced under the title of President's Musings and Meanderings.There is much valuable information in this diary for all to read. As such the diary was passed on to succeeding presidents as a guide.Blue cardboard cover with white paper pages.On the first page there is a note to the diary and the signature of Legatee Len E. Ravenscroft, Melbourne Legacy President 1983.past presidents, len ravenscroft, speeches, george blackwood, history

This primary school text book contains English exercises for students in grade 3. Among the exercises are lessons in how to use particular tenses of words,punctuation, parts of speech, poetry, writing sentences as well as sounds and spelling. A common text book from the mid 20th century of which many people would have memories.Pale green soft card cover with dark blue text. 104 pages of English exercises with some black and white illustrations. Picture of girl and boy sitting on ledge with country scene in background.Donald Welsford written in blue pen on front cover. 1/3 in top right hand corner.warrnambool, whitcombe's progressive english, donald welsford

This book contains a collection of poems written by English poet, Robert Browning, between 1833-1868. Robert Browning was an English poet and playwright whose dramatic monologues put him high among the Victorian poets. He was noted for irony, characterisation, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings and challenging vocabulary and syntax. Ruyton Girls' School has a long tradition of awarding prizes to students at annual "Speech Night" events. Speech Night at Ruyton is an extraordinary occasion. It is a time when we gather to celebrate both the year just lived and the contribution of our Year 12 girls to the life of our School. It is a night of stirring student speeches, acknowledgement of student endeavour and excellence and awe-inspiring performances by School choirs and ensembles. The Dawn Roach Memorial Prize is awarded for contribution to the sporting life of the school, and is awarded under a points system for participation. Dawn Roach was a former student at Ruyton Girls' School from 1937 until her sudden passing in 1938.The record has strong historic significance as it was awarded to a former notable student, Helen Gordon (maiden name Cole). Helen started at Little Ruyton in Prep 1940 and finished Year 12 in 1952 as School Captain, Bromby Captain, Form Captain for Matric, Tennis Captain, Hockey Captain, Swimming Vice Captain, and an award for Best All-Round Girl. She also played baseball for Victoria. After finishing school, Helen went on to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a physiotherapist in 1956. Her first position at age 19 involved setting up clinics with the Victorian Health Department Poliomyelitis Rural division. Helen’s strong ties to Ruyton continued when she held the position of President of the Old Ruytonians’ Association from the start of 1966 to the end of 1967. In 2019, Helen received an Order of Australia Medal for service to community health as a physiotherapist. She was also the recipient of the 2022 Victorian Senior Achiever Award at Parliament House. Helen passed away in July 2023 at age 88. The record's significance is further enhanced by its strong provenance, having been produced by Ruyton Girls' School and donated to the Archives by a familial connection.Navy leather hardcover bound book with gold detailing on front cover and spine. 698 pages.Front Cover: R / RECTE ET FIDE LITER / RUYTON / Spine: THE / POETICAL / WORKS OF / R.BROWNING / OXFORD / Inside Cover: R / RECTE ET FIDE LITER / RUYTON / PRIZE / AWARDED TO / Helen Cole / FOR / Studies and James / Form VI / H. Daniell. / December 11 1951 / Dawne Roach Memorial Prize /ruyton girls' school, school, students, prize, speech night, poetry, lord tennyson, queen victoria, senior school, high school, ruyton, old ruytonians' association

Document of a speech by the Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon P J Keating MP at the funeral service of the unknown Australian soldier on 11.11.1993. Document is printed on cream background with coat of arms at top. Mounted with purple border & gold wooden frame with glass front & wooden ply backing.Top of document in red print: “We do not know this Australian's name and we never will” Bottom L: “Signature of the Prime Minister of Australia”document, framed, unknown soldier

WARRNAMBOOL MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE Warrnambool's Mechanics' Institute (or Institution as it was sometimes called) was one of the earliest in Victoria. On 17th October 1853, a meeting was held where it was resolved to request the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony to grant land for the erection of a Mechanics' Institutes building. A committee was formed at the meeting and Richard Osburne chaired the first meeting of this committee. The land on the North West corner of Banyan and Merri Streets was granted but there were no funds to erect the building. The Formal Rights of the Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute's encompassed its aims and these were officially adopted in1859; "This Institution has for its object the diffusion of literary, scientific, and other useful knowledge amongst its members, excluding all controversial subjects, religious or political. These objects are sought to be obtained by means of a circulating library, a reading room, the establishment of classes, debates, and the occasional delivery of lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, natural history, literature, and the useful and ornamental arts, particularly those which have a more immediate reference to the colony." The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute opened its first reading room in November 1884 in the National School building at the corner of Banyan and Timor Streets. The Institute was funded by member subscription, payable on a quarterly, half-yearly or yearly basis. Samuel Hannaford, the Manager of the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, was the first Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institutes, and an early President and Vice-President. He also gave several of the early lectures in the Reading Room. Another early Secretary, Librarian and lecturer was Marmaduke Fisher, the teacher at the National School. Lecture topics included The Poets and Poetry of Ireland', 'The Birth and Development of the Earth', 'The Vertebrae - with Remarks on the pleasures resulting from the study of Natural History' and 'Architecture'. In 1856 the Reading Room was moved to James Hider's shop in Timor Street, and by 1864 it was located in the bookshop of Davies and Read. In the 1860's the Mechanics' Institute struggled as membership waned but in 1866, after a series of fundraising efforts, the committee was able to purchase land in Liebig Street, on a site then called Market Square, between the weighbridge and the fire station. A Mechanics' Institute building was opened at this site in August 1871. The following year four more rooms were added to the main Reading Room and in 1873 the Artisan School of Design was incorporated into the Institute. The same year Joseph Archibald established a Museum; however, it deteriorated when he was transferred to Bendigo in 1877. In 1880, with Archibald's return to Warrnambool, the Museum was re-established, and in 1885 a new building was built at the back of the Institute to accommodate the re-created School of Design, the Art Gallery and the Museum. In 1887 the Museum section was moved to the former courthouse in Timor Street (for some time the walls of the building formed part of the TAFE cafeteria but all is now demolished)). In 1911 the Museum was transferred back to the original building and the management of the Mechanics' Institute was handed over to the Warrnambool City Council. The Museum and Art Gallery became one and housed many fine works of art, and the Library continued to grow. The building was well patronised, with records showing that at the beginning of the 20th century there were between 500 and 800 visitors. During World War One the monthly figures were in the thousands, with 3,400 people visiting in January 1915. The Museum was a much - loved Institution in Warrnambool until the contents of the Museum and Art Gallery were removed to make room for the Warrnambool City Council Engineers' Department. The contents were stored but many of the items were scattered or lost. When the original building was demolished the site became occupied by the Civic Centre, which included the new City Library. (The library was temporarily located in the old Palais building in Koroit Street.) In the process of reorganisation the Collection was distributed amongst the community groups: -The new City Library took some of the historical books and some important documents, historic photographs and newspapers. -The Art Gallery kept the 19th Century art collection and some of the artefacts from the museum. -The Historical Society has some items -The State Museum has some items -Some items were destroyed -Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has old newspapers, Government Gazettes, most of the Mechanics' Institute Library, ledgers and documents connected to the Mechanics' Institute Library, some framed and unframed artworks and some photographs. The Warrnambool Mechanics' Institute Library book collection is deemed to be of great importance because it is one of the few collections in an almost intact state, and many of the books are now very rare and of great value. WARRNAMBOOL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute (WMI) was formed by a voluntary community group in 1863, within six years of Warrnambool’s beginnings, and its Reading Room opened in 1854. The WMI operated until 1963, at which time it was one of the oldest Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria. Mechanics’ Institutes offered important services to the public including libraries, reading rooms and places to display and store collections of all sorts such as curiosities and local historical relics. In 1886 a Museum and Fine Arts Gallery were added to the WMI and by the beginning of the 20th century, there was also a billiards room and a School of Art. By this time all Mechanics’ Institutes in country Victoria had museums attached. Over the years the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute Library was also known as the Warrnambool Public Library the Warrnambool Library and the Free Library. Early funding from the government was for the “Free Library”. The inscription in a book “Science of Man” was for the “Warrnambool Public Library”, donated by Joseph Archibald in 1899. Another inscription in the book “Catalogue of Plants Under Cultivation in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens 1 & 2, 1883” was presented to the “Warrnambool Library” and signed by the author W.R. Guilfoyle. In 1903 the Warrnambool Public Library decided to add a Juvenile Department to library and stock it with hundreds of books suitable for youth. In 1905 the Public Library committee decided to update the collection of books and added 100 new novels plus arrangements for the latest novels to be included as soon as they were available in Victoria. In July 1911 the Warrnambool Council took over the management of the Public Library, Art Gallery, Museum and Mechanics’ Institute and planned to double the size of the then-current building. In 1953, when Mr R. Pattison was Public Librarian, the Warrnambool Public Library’s senior section 10,000 of the 13,000 books were fiction. The children’s section offered an additional 3,400 books. The library had the equivalent of one book per head of population and served around 33 per cent of the reading population. The collection of books was made up of around 60 per cent reference and 40 per cent fiction. The library was lending 400 books per day. In 1963 the Warrnambool City Council allocated the site of the Mechanics’ Institute building, which included the Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery, for the new Municipal Offices and the Collections were dispersed until 1971. The Warrnambool Library took over the Mechanics’ Institute Library’s holdings on behalf of the Warrnambool City Council. Since the closure of the Warrnambool Mechanics’ Institute the exact location and composition of the original WMI books and items have become unclear. Other materials have been added to the collection, including items from Terang MI, Warrnambool Court House and Customs House. Many of the books have been identified as the Pattison Collection, named after the Librarian who catalogued and numbered the books during his time as Warrnambool Public Librarian in the time before the Mechanics’ Institute closed. It seems that when Warrnambool became part of the Corangamite Regional Library some of the books and materials went to its head office in Colac and then back to Warrnambool where they were stored at the Art Gallery for quite some time. Some then went to the Warrnambool Historical Society, some stayed at the Art Gallery and some were moved to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. The various stamps and labels on the books held at Flagstaff Hill show the variety of the collection’s distribution and origin. The books in the collection at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village date from the 1850s to the late 1950s and include rare and valuable volumes. Many of the books are part of the “Pattison Collection” after the Warrnambool’s Public Librarian, Mr R. Pattison. Official Report of The National Australasian Convention Debates Adelaide Author: Each speaker would have written their speech Publisher: Government Printer Adelaide Date: 1897 Further Information: Offical report of the National Australasian Convention Debates Adelaide, March 22 to May 5 1897Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library Front loose end paper has a stamp from Warrnambool Public Museum flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, book, pattison collection, warrnambool library, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, ralph eric pattison, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, official report of the national australasian convention debates adelaide

The E.J. Tippett library at the Ballarat School of Mines was named after former student Edgar John Tippett. He was also a member of the SMB Council since 1934, President of SMB Council from 1940 to 1960 and life-long supporter of the school.A scan of a black and white photograph showing four men and a woman at the official opening of the Ballarat School of Mines E.J. Tippett Library from within the new building. From left to right: Geoff Mainwairing, ? , Edgar J. Tippett (giving speech), Graham Beanland (SMB Principal), ? .ballarat school of mines, smb, library, ej tippett, e.j. tippett library, smb library, graham beanland